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Domiciliary Care Allowance Eligibility

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 3 December 2013

Tuesday, 3 December 2013

Questions (155)

Charlie McConalogue

Question:

155. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of recipients, who were in receipt of domiciliary care allowance, to have been found ineligible for disability allowance on reaching the age of 16 since January 2013; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51334/13]

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Statistics for the number of unsuccessful disability allowance applications since January 2013 who were previously in receipt of domiciliary care allowance are not maintained.

It is estimated from data available that the number of persons who were in receipt of domiciliary care allowance and found to be ineligible for disability allowance to date in 2013 is approximately 370.

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